Third Satire Blogpost

By: Heather Park

Article - Anciety Ridden Man Rightly Ashamed Of Every Single Thing He Does

This article is a satire because it is evidently mocking the issue of extremely self concious people. In addition, this article effectively displays exaggeration and incongruity through the way this "anxiety ridden man" thinks and acts about the smallest of issues such as the way he throws a ball. People everyday are concious of every move they make, and feel that others will remember them for their most embarassing moments and spend hours judging them. Because the topic of this article is true, it makes people chuckle and slap their knees because they realize that this is often how they think and act due to their self consciousness, although most people do not notice or judge the majority of others' actions. Ultimately, this article is funny because it allows people to relate to it, and even laugh at themselves.




Video - Why Am I Failing English

This video is also a satire because it addresses the issue of lazy, underachieving students. This video illustrates these students by the obvious
lack of effort from the student, and ridiculous excuses. In addition, this video is funny because it is also something people, mostly students and professors, can relate to. In this video, there is only slight exaggeration because the truth behind the situation itself is humorous. My personal laugh-out-loud moment was at the very end of the video when the professor asked his student if he could say the phrase "Do you want fries with that?" because he was implying that because the student is failing three out of four courses, he will get nowhere in life and end up working at places such as McDonald's or Burger King.


In my opinion, both satires were funny because they are true, real life situations that people encounter.The fact that people can relate to a funny situation, and even laugh at themselves once they realize they have been through a nearly exact same situation, makes the matter even more humorous and laughable.